After two weeks of the connection not going through, she was consumed by anxiety, she said from her home in Hoshiarpur, in the northern Indian state of Punjab. “I was really afraid about what might have happened to him – if he was robbed or killed there.

Jaishankar is likely to address the issue in Parliament with a statement planned for the Rajya Sabha. The 104 Indians, who had illegally entered the US, were deported on a US military aircraft which landed in Amritsar on February 5. This comes as part of the Donald Trump administration's crackdown against illegal immigrants.

External Minister S Jaishankar met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the deportation of 104 Indians from the US for illegal entry. The meeting comes amid growing concerns over the treatment of deported individuals,

Dreams Shattered' as Trump Deports Indians Ahead of Modi Trip By Aftab Ahmed SALEMPURA, India (Reuters) - It took Daler Singh six months and $45,000 to reach the United States last month without paperwork.

The deported Indians alleged that their hands and legs were cuffed throughout the journey and they were unshackled only after landing at the Amritsar airport.